The Reincarnation of a Surfboard
The Reincarnation Of A Surfboard[1] is a body of sculpture work created by contemporary artist, musician, photographer, writer and surfer, Ithaka. The project, which began in 1989 consist of approximately three-hundred wall-hanging sculptures that have been made using recycled surfboards as raw building material. The series to date has been exhibited on four continents (Asia, Europe, North America, South America). The most recent solo exhibitions of these works were mesa hosted by Gallery WOA-Way Of Arts in Cascais, Portugal in December 2012, by Hurley International in Costa Mesa, California in October of 2013 and F+ Gallery[2] in Santa Ana in February of 2015.
In December of 2012 during an interview piece regarding his solo showing of surfboard sculptures at Gallery WOA in Lisbon, Fuel TV Europe (a popular action sports channel) declared that Ithaka was "the Godfather of contemporary surf art".[3]
The Reincarnation Of A Surfboard: In Solo Exhibitions
- 2015 F+ Gallery - Santa Ana, California (Sculptures, Photographs, Paintings)[4]
- 2013 Hurley International - Costa Mesa, California (Sculptures, Photographs, Paintings).[5]
- 2012 Gallery WOA: Way Of Arts (Sculpture, Video & Photography)- Cascais, Portugal [6]
- 2011 Nike Posto 5.0 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- 2010 The Camp - Costa Mesa, California [7]
- 2010 Gallery Alma Do Mar - Sao Paulo, Brazil
- 2008 Clash - Lisbon, Portugal
- 2007 Gallery WOA: Way Of Arts - Estoril, Portugal
- 2000 International Surfing Museum - Huntington Beach, California
- 1995 Universidade Moderna - Lisbon, Portugal
- 1992 Gallery YMA -(Photography and Sculpture) Tokyo, Japan
- 1990 Pepperdine University - Los Angeles, California
The Reincarnation Of A Surfboard: In Group Exhibitions
- 2014 Surfboards On Parade - Huntington Beach, California[8]
- 2013 Sagres Surf Culture - Sagres, Portugal[9]
- 2010 Oca Do Ibirapuera - Sao Paulo, Brazil
- 2007 Oca Do Ibirapuera - Sao Paulo, Brazil
- 2006 MIS - São Paulo Museum of Image and Sound, Brazil
- 2005 MIS - São Paulo Museum of Image and Sound, Brazil
- 2003 Gallery Minna 111 - San Francisco, California
- 1992 NICAF:[10] Nippon International Contemporary Art Fair - Yokohama, Japan
- 1990 01 Gallery Los Angeles
Book Appearances
- 2009 "SURF STORY" compiled by Robb Havassy[11]
- 2004 BELONG: A TV Journalist's Search for Urban Culture [12] – by Jennifer Morton (Canada)
- 2000 THE END OF PRINT [13] by David Carson (graphic designer) (USA)
Documentary
- 2006 "ON THE ROAD TO ITHAKA" A documentary about the artist directed by Susanna Lira. Winner of the Best Script Award [14] at the FATU [15] Film Festival, Sao Paulo Brazil
TV Features
- 2012 "Action Sport Plus: Channel Fuel TV"[16]
- 2012 "Zoomed In: Channel Sport TV"[17]
- 2012 "Curto Circuito - Channel SIC Radical"[18]
Magazine, Newspapers and Web Features
- 2013 The Orange County Register - "Broken Boards Given New Life As Art" by Laylan Connelly[19]
- 2013 Jornal I - "Ithaka Is Also Mad" by Beatriz Silva (May 4th 2013)[20]
- 2012 "Surf Portugal Magazine - "Pranchas Renascidas" by Susana Santos"
- 2012 "Onfire Magazine (Portugal)"
- 2012 "Visão Magazine (Portugal) Pranchas De Surf Reencarnadas Como Art by: João Paulo Vieira"
- 2012 "Fluir Magazine (Brazil) Miscelania by: Alessandro de Toni
- 2010 "The Huffington Post - Surf's Up And Get Creative ! by Lauren Selman [21]
References
- ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lauren-selman/surfs-up-and-get-creative_b_603841.html
- ↑ https://br.enjooy.com/event/last-night-of-aliens-of-akahtilandia-exhibit-at-f-gallery-santa-ana-friday-13-03-2015-1798448?locale=br
- ↑ http://www.onfiresurfmag.com/noticias/pranchas-de-surf-como-nunca-as-viste-ithaka-the-2012-event/
- ↑ http://culturalevents.us/santa-ana-aliens-of-akahtilandia-exhibit-at-f-gallery/67821
- ↑ http://www.ocregister.com/articles/art-530385-board-boards.html
- ↑ http://beachcam.sapo.pt/sem-categoria/ithaka-de-volta-a-portugal-dia-23/
- ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lauren-selman/surfs-up-and-get-creative_b_603841.html
- ↑ http://www.huntingtonbeachnewspress.com/archives/event/surfboards-parade-reception/
- ↑ http://www.ionline.pt/artigos/surf/sagres-surf-culture-ithaka-is-also-mad
- ↑
- ↑ http://www.surfstoryproject.com/ithanka-darin-pappas.htm
- ↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=gYmgrNYVCFAC&pg=PA39&lpg=PA39&dq=belong+darin+pappas+jennifer+morton&source=bl&ots=Fbk8O4cv80&sig=WzFMgD6KjHjUkc1mU7XU2QW02tQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qKIBUaXjG8mk2gWxjIHYCA&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=belong%20darin%20pappas%20jennifer%20morton&f=false]
- ↑ [http://books.google.com/books?id=3D7-GoCZcdYC&pg=PT73&lpg=PT73&dq=darin+pappas+the+end+of+print&source=bl&ots=yF6yQFnd-u&sig=BM8mfnaFjHLKkSYGf5e5_DaIIXM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=2Z0BUfP3OKe-2AWwpYCYDg&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAQ
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- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uugws9SZa4o
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgrhiCR1DG0
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgrhiCR1DG0
- ↑ http://www.ocregister.com/articles/art-530385-board-boards.html
- ↑ http://www.ionline.pt/artigos/surf/sagres-surf-culture-ithaka-is-also-mad
- ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lauren-selman/surfs-up-and-get-creative_b_603841.html
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